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Syria conflict: UN says Idlib displacement ‘overwhelming’ relief effort
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Storm Dennis: ‘Ghost ship’ washes up on Irish coast
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LOTR TV Show Writer Says Please Stop Sending Your Audition Tapes
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV show is one of the most-anticipated projects currently in the works, and as such, it’s seemingly a highly sought-after job for actors. A lot of the cast has already been announced, but that hasn’t stopped people from sending in audition tapes in the hopes they might land a role in the big-budget fantasy show.
Glenise Mullins, one of the writers of the Amazon show, has been receiving these tapes–and wants you to please stop sending them. “I’m sure they’re great and I trust you’re super talented. And I really do understand your passion, but again, I’m not involved in the casting,” Mullins said.
Another writer, Gennifer Hutchinson of Breaking Bad fame, replied, “Yeeeaaaahhhhhh” to suggest she was also receiving a lot of audition tapes. Patrick McKay, one of the showrunners of the Amazon Lord of the Rings show, replied to Mullins and Hutchinson with the Anchorman “sorry” GIF.
No Time To Die–New Bond Film Footage Released In Land Rover Ad
James Bond is returning to cinemas in 2020 with No Time To Die, the 25th film in the long-running franchise. Between the international trailer and the recent Superbowl trailer, we’ve seen quite a bit of Bond’s next adventure, which will see Daniel Craig return as the character one last time. As hype builds, though, fans will take whatever they can get–including a car ad that uses footage from a scene in the film.
Land Rover has debuted a new ad for their Defender four-wheel drive, which features in the new film and has already been spotted in the trailer. The ad, which has debuted on the James Bond YouTube page and is narrated by Craig, features rehearsal footage from a car chase scene that has been shot for the new film.
This might not give us any great insights into the plot for the new film, but it looks like a fun scene. It’s not quite as fun as the recent James Bond vs. Daniel Craig Heineken ad, though.
Xbox At E3 2020: Phil Spencer Gives An Update
While Sony is bowing out of E3 2020, Microsoft will be at the show to reveal more of Halo Infinite and share more of its plans in the lead-up to the Xbox Series X launch later in the year.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has now provided an update on how Microsoft’s E3 2020 planning is shaping up. He said on Twitter that Microsoft held the latest planning meeting on February 15, during which he and his team discussed some of the titles it might show off or announce during the company’s briefing. He teased there will be a “deep portfolio” of Xbox Game Studios titles scheduled to appear at E3, though he did not name any outright.
Spencer also mentioned how “console launch years are just special,” referring to the launch of the Xbox Series X later this year.
Kingdom Hearts–You Can Now Play Through The Entire Series On Xbox One
The Kingdom Hearts series made its debut on Xbox in 2019 with Kingdom Hearts III, but newcomers to the series can now go back and experience every title in the series. The HD releases of every previous game have, as predicted, made their way to Xbox now as two separate purchases.
If you live in a region where it is currently February 18, 2020 or later, then you’ll be able to buy the games right now.
The first bundle collects Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, which collect together four playable games (including Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II) and two cinematic “retellings” of portable games in the series.
Hit Rhythm Game Audiosurf Gets First Update In Five Years
Are you ready to party like it’s 2008? Let’s hope so, because popular Steam hit Audiosurf has received its first patch in over five years.
The main improvements are twofold, according to developer Dylan Fitterer, with improved widescreen scaling that makes the game look much better on ultra-wide monitors. The track will also corkscrew more often now, to highlight big moments in individual songs.
Audiosurf emerged in the late aughts as one of the first rhythm games to use adaptive technology to play any music that the player chooses. A sequel, Audiosurf 2, followed in 2015. Many players have lobbied for the sequel to introduce support for music services such as Spotify, but there are currently no plans for their implementation.
Coronavirus: Largest study suggests elderly and sick are most at risk
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HSBC sees annual profit slump by 33%
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